Mikel Arteta Reveals Concerning Arsenal Injury Update Ahead Of Crystal Palace Clash

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Arsenal head Mikel Arteta has admitted nan Gunners could beryllium without centre backmost Gabriel Magalhães for Sunday’s sojourn from Crystal Palace.

The Brazilian started nan midweek triumph complete Atlético Madrid but, aft grabbing some a extremity and an assist, was substituted pinch astir 20 minutes remaining and location were nary evident signs of immoderate existent fittingness concern.

Unfortunately for Arsenal, Arteta has now confirmed Gabriel suffered a sound which has near him incapable to train since.

“Obviously Big Gabi had to time off nan transportation pinch an issue, and he hasn’t been capable to train yet, truthful let’s spot really he evolves successful nan adjacent 24 hours, whether he’s disposable aliases not for nan weekend,” Arteta told his pre-match property conference.

Losing Gabriel would travel arsenic a immense rustle to Arsenal’s large to sphere a record-breaking backmost line. The Premier League leaders person conceded conscionable 3 goals from their first 8 games, mounting a gait which, if maintained, would spot them break Chelsea’s all-time grounds for fewest goals conceded successful an full season, 15.

If Gabriel is incapable to characteristic against Palace, he would apt beryllium replaced by awesome summertime signing Cristhian Mosquera, while Piero Hincapié is an action for Arteta aft shaking disconnected an injury.

Gabriel is nursing a fittingness issue. / Catherine Ivill/AMA/Getty Images

While Arteta has plentifulness of options disposable to him successful defence, things are not truthful rosy further forwards connected nan pitch.

Midfielder Martin Ødegaard is facing respective weeks much connected nan sidelines pinch a knee injury, while winger Noni Madueke joins strikers Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus arsenic semipermanent absentees, and Arteta is not expecting to spot immoderate of nan group backmost successful action soon.

“They are each progressing really well, they are each starting to do definite activities, they are each ace consenting to beryllium disposable arsenic speedy arsenic imaginable but astatine nan infinitesimal nary of them are yet successful contention successful nan adjacent week aliases so,” Arteta confirmed.

Arsenal caput into nan play sitting apical of nan Premier League and will still beryllium looking down astatine nan remainder of nan convention astatine Sunday’s footwear off/ Manchester City, who play distant astatine Aston Villa astatine nan aforesaid time, are 3 points behind.